[78-L] ARSC^

[Cary Ginell]

I'll have to stay away from Chicago cabs, then.

Cary Ginell

> From: busterdog at mac.com
> Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 08:58:18 -0700
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] ARSC^
> 
> Except for the smell. The penetrating, enveloping, nauseating smell. 
> 
> On May 5, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Around 10 years ago I took the Lake Shore Limited from Boston to Chicago for
> > a meeting.  I booked a private sleeper and it was such a nice trip.  I
> > boarded in Boston at around 4:00 and, even though according to AMTRAK, the
> > sleeper would not be available until later in the trip, I was guided to my
> > private roomette.   I had a pleasant trip, rehearsed my presentation, read,
> > listened to the walkman, ate and slept well, and the next morning at 10 or
> > so, arrived in the center of Chicago, a 10 min. cab ride from my hotel.
> > That's the way to travel.
> > 
> > Ron L
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Michael Biel
> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:44 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [78-L] ARSC^
> > 
> > On 5/5/2011 12:22 AM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> >> From: "Ron L'Herault"<lherault at bu.edu>
> >>> No one goes by train any more.
> >>> 
> >> Not quite true...although I am not sure if I can still travel to
> >> Chicago by train!
> > 
> > We've lost so much of our train travel possibilities here in the U.S.  
> > In other places EVERYBODY travels by train.  I've spent several Summers 
> > in Europe going all over the continent by train.  You would think that 
> > it would be a Conservative value to support good old fashioned train 
> > travel, but it is the progressive areas like Europe, Japan, and even 
> > China that support and continually improve their train travel.  It often 
> > is much more convenient and even faster by train than by plane, 
> > especially when the train takes you right into the center of town rather 
> > than you having to drive two hours to the airport and fly East to get 
> > your connecting flight to go West, and then have another long drive back 
> > into town.  (And in Europe you can usually take a train to and from the 
> > airport!)
> > 
> > Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  .
> > 
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